CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.🍳 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) p
- 2.Change the “t” in “hat” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) ham (c) jam
- 3.Change the “p” in “map” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) can (b) man (c) map
- 4.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bat (c) bag
- 5.Which word is “can”? (a) can (b) cat (c) van
- 6.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 7.Change the “h” in “hat” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) rag (c) hat
- 8.🎩 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) cat (c) rat
- 9.Which word is “tap”? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 10.🦇 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) bat (c) bag
- 11.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 12.🚰 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) v (c) t
- 13.Blend the sounds: t – a – g. Which word is it? (a) wag (b) tag (c) tan
- 14.Which word is “map”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 15.🐀 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) cat (c) rat
- 16.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 17.Blend the sounds: v – a – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) ran (c) van
- 18.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) c
- 19.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) j
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – a – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) pat (c) bat
- 21.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 22.Change the “j” in “jam” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) jam (b) hat (c) ham
- 23.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) j (c) f
- 24.Change the “p” in “pan” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) ran (c) van
- 25.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 26.Blend the sounds: m – a – d. Which word is it? (a) map (b) mad (c) sad
- 27.🧢 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) tap (c) can
- 28.🐱 Which word is this? (a) can (b) cat (c) cap
- 29.Which word is “bat”? (a) bat (b) hat (c) bag
- 30.Which word is “bag”? (a) bag (b) bat (c) bug
- 31.🥫 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) cat (c) can
- 32.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) rat
- 33.🗺️ _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) r (c) b
- 34.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) a
- 35.👜 _ a g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) n
- 36.Blend the sounds: l – a – p. Which word is it? (a) cap (b) nap (c) lap
- 37.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 38.Blend the sounds: r – a – t. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) pat (c) ram
- 39.Which word is “pan”? (a) can (b) pin (c) pan
- 40.Change the “r” in “rag” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bad (b) rag (c) bag
Answer key
- p
- ham
- man
- bag
- can
- a
- rat
- hat
- tap
- bat
- a
- t
- tag
- map
- rat
- a
- van
- c
- r
- bat
- a
- ham
- b
- ran
- a
- mad
- cap
- cat
- bat
- bag
- can
- cat
- m
- a
- b
- lap
- a
- rat
- pan
- bag
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